China reports 29 more virus deaths, lowest since January

A medical worker inspects a CT scan image at a ward of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China on Feb 24, 2020. - Reuters

BEIJING (AFP): China reported 29 more deaths on Thursday (Feb 27) from the new coronavirus epidemic, the lowest daily figure in almost a month, and the number of fresh infections rose slightly.

The death toll now stands at 2,744 in mainland China, according to the National Health Commission.